Closure for garments.



I. SOHEINMAN.

CLOSURE FOR GARMENTS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5, 1912.

Patented Nov. 24, 1914.

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To (1Z5 whom may concemr Be is k: awn 15155;: L Esseo Soe'smsuN- s citizen of the United States reside: Y New York, borough of iii-anhaiten, time ooun by of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Closin'es for Gmnienis of which the followingis e specification.

My invention relates to closures for galments and peibicuierly to closures miekerboelcees and it corisists in an engagne' device sea'ure to elastic clerios which ri'eself onts'inecl in a variety of pocket.

figure 1 FEEH'WEHQZS one leg ef a pair of inlikerboekers proviclei with a device emmy invention; being alli'i'lfilll to exhibit bhe device more piainlyu one ieg of pair of knickeli is secured by we device in V. 3 SllOWS bancl embooq" e nos reso'y to oe attached to a-pzm' "lie? port of tlie hen-cl being on. Fig.4:- is a plan View of? device he elastic e0 neconi fl A. 111%l1$, b12 iesoy so lee attaches Where i lee needed F' iep 'esei iis the engaging device pvojeoting 1mm end.

Var ous attempts have been made to case the bottom. openings of kHlCllQIbO'ClZQIS. bfi'ii, in the main, they have lacked Zheessem rials of a, snzisi setory closure.

Something is needed Which csn be TQM fastened; will nolcl securely and ye"; be readilfi unfssii-elied something which is economical and yet durable; something which will hold snugly and yet yield to the movement of the body, otherwise it would so confine i; as to cause cliseomfort; nevertheless it must be of pleasing appearance and hold the flap so well closed as to avoid the eppearence of n gligence I l represem-s eiie leg of the ers, ilie band the boaitom, in which the fullness usually gathered.

is will be ticecl, the garment has a L for a short distance from the bottom, permit it to be easily assumed or removei the length of the bend being such permit it to'pass about the limb of the wearer and lap sullioiently to Fe fastened.

Near or at one encl of the band, E seem-e one engaging device, in this instsnoe a series of eyelets 4 secured to 11. short tape \vniclmay be, and here is, sewed to the outside of eeri 'z'eol "levee- .L l) v on the eyelesfs (or the smpstitutes for Whieli Well lmomi. At or the other I l 2,

end. of she band '2, 1 have secured com-- plemexxisl device, consistingfirst in this instance, oi? as neck ecieto em gage eyelets, 05% course if the device 4: veyies from eyelets, the oei'ice 5 wiil'ver to accommodate .51 snosii ate and Yes, Seeond, thei'e is yieciingg time 6, thisinstance o. leap of ele-"tiog tliiicl s poeiiei. i" for holdisig the yieuiing connection, here Insole of doubleci. tape whose e-clges are secereci iegesher, size pee-see being provided with opening 8, she projeotioii of the lie-oi: into the space euisiele of the pocket. opening %3, my be made new; or at the end of eke pacifist, as may lie ele ieel.

Tile ei s'gsgfliig eviee ii-o'j'eei Iie'm she madly he enga iiic' ieldi v at less, a io some dis purpose "of there slieii be 3 e epp ef le 2331 to es via: "0' ee'tion,

the ireola and ee of the senses-- tioii, otherwise there cannot be sufficient length to the eonneotien to permit an easy jlfildlilg and give oepo reunity for'oonti'eoe E1, wi'iio'm 'whicii'tliez'e woultl clot-esezl withwhile if such lengch were a the pocket, the engagement 0? e l txem) would not hold the flap clown closely enough 0 present H IlQZLfQ e g meme.

\ oi'netimes IYP lHfQ'JI'AII'GZfS desire '1 the full bane i'u 'siieFi smi in such case the goeliet con iormecl as shown in 3, Where exhiois two tapes of which are sewed together that they are mlspizezl to seize the piece a: the bend 2, they niso answer is? the pocket pro m'm'lcecl 7'', since they i equally weli.

close the yieiiling connection 6, which have its inner encl one of them as shown, and may carry the otl-ie-r end. a hook 5 or other engagement just as it (iid be fore So "too, on opening. 8 can be readilynmcl. for the re ectien of ihe hooks. and

the other end of -these ispes may as readily provided wish eyelets e or s11m zes so that the entire device of iseom iie'ze vice hook

seem? k to one and. (If U 20mm in: #:ion and lssire :w .1 ts, a fasten? T 0. cam" erlai 00mm 1 g means am to we end. 05 such strong matenni secured $0 Jane P111661 'vnih 21 CE 01mg ihrou "1&3 stun; i'rom pmcs ding 0021112 yet met? by mtfini .ze'i-und 3 than 0f 111mm ettersiatent 1s ch garment an 4; of strong mat fasten secured d and f0 20 a, point near fihe, e

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